Caroline Sanders Clements

Charleston

Athens, Georgia. Washington & Lee University. Associate Editor at @gardenandgun in Charleston, South Carolina. Views/opinions are my own

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Five Reasons Cameron Indoor Stadium Is the South’s Most Iconic Basketball Venue

Mar 7, 2024 | gardenandgun.com | Katherine Jarvis |Caroline Sanders Clements

Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium may blend seamlessly with the rest of the Gothic architecture on the Durham, North Carolina, campus, but among basketball faithful, it’s a standout. With only 9,314 seats, Cameron has sold out every home game since 1990. Students camp outside the arena for weeks to get tickets. Painted-up Cameron Crazies pack shoulder to shoulder on the bleachers, causing the room to vibrate.
A New Era for Reed Smythe & Company

Feb 22, 2024 | gardenandgun.com | Gabriela Gomez-Misserian |Caroline Sanders Clements

Inside Reed Smythe & Company’s new storefront in West Nashville, the bright, beautiful world envisioned by Mississippi-born tastemakers Keith Smythe Meacham and the late writer and G&G columnist Julia Reed comes to life. Looking for modern mocha ware? They’ve got you covered. A nineteenth-century French sideboard or a Victorian-inspired bamboo chair? Check. Bronze drawer pulls shaped like the head of Reed’s beloved beagle, Henry?
Why the South Can Claim Taylor Swift (And Why Everyone Else Can, Too)

Dec 14, 2023 | gardenandgun.com | Gabriela Gomez-Misserian |Caroline Sanders Clements

According to the Chinese zodiac, 2023 was the year of the rabbit. According to just about everyone else, it was the year of Taylor Swift. She was Spotify’s global artist of the year, with 26.1 billion streams worldwide. She dropped two re-recordings of previous albums to reclaim the rights to her songs. She released a movie that grossed more than $250 million in box office sales.
This Is the South’s Best Mail-Order Bacon

Nov 16, 2023 | gardenandgun.com | Gabriela Gomez-Misserian |Caroline Sanders Clements

It’s just a typical day in the G&G office: Pen and paper in hand, twelve editors are huddled around a conference table covered with pans of fresh-cooked bacon. There’s thick bacon and thin bacon; strips of bacon so unbelievably crispy you might be able to shatter them with a glance, others so thick and chewy you need a knife and fork. The aromas permeating the room are intoxicating—and the giddiness of the hungry staff infectious.
Who Killed the Reynolds Tobacco Heir? Revisiting One of Winston-Salem’s Most Mysterious Deaths

Nov 13, 2023 | gardenandgun.com | Gabriela Gomez-Misserian |Caroline Sanders Clements

Shortly after midnight on July 6, 1932, Zachary “Smith” Reynolds, the youngest son of Winston-Salem’s illustrious Reynolds family and one of the heirs to the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco fortune, was shot in the head on the sleeping porch of his family’s home.
The Charleston Renaissance Artist You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Nov 6, 2023 | gardenandgun.com | Caroline Sanders Clements

“When you think of the Charleston Renaissance you think of artists like Alice Ravenel Huger Smith or Anna Heyward Taylor,” says Chase Quinn, a curator at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina, of the art movement that defined the city between the World Wars.
Long Live Dahlonega, Georgia’s Smith House

Oct 24, 2023 | gardenandgun.com | Gabriela Gomez-Misserian |Caroline Sanders Clements

When Freddy Welch’s family bought the Smith House in Dahlonega, Georgia, in 1970, they had no idea the restaurant and inn would be such a gold mine—literally. Nearly forty years later, during renovations to the basement dining room, the family discovered a mine shaft running along a gold vein, a vestige of the town’s gold rush in the early 1800s.
Six Retro Cartoon Characters Who Were (Probably) Definitely Southern

Sep 26, 2023 | gardenandgun.com | Gabriela Gomez-Misserian |Caroline Sanders Clements

For anyone who grew up in the second half of the twentieth century, Saturday mornings often involved camping out in front of the living room TV in your pajamas with a bowl full of Sugar Smacks, Crispy Critters, or other high fructose corn syrupy goodness. During these sacred hours, between commercials for Wham-O frisbees and G.I. Joes, kids across America became acquainted with the lovable and looney cartoon characters who shaped their upbringing.
Song Premiere: Listen to Southall’s “All I Have”

Sep 21, 2023 | gardenandgun.com | Gabriela Gomez-Misserian |Caroline Sanders Clements

Since the release of its debut album, Six String Sorrow, in 2015, Read Southall Band has earned a devoted following with its Oklahoma Red Dirt sound, led by frontman Read Southall’s rugged voice and soulful songwriting. But with a new name, Southall, and a new self-titled album, out tomorrow, the band is embarking on a decidedly new era.
In the Spotlight: Boy Named Banjo

Sep 19, 2023 | gardenandgun.com | Gabriela Gomez-Misserian |Caroline Sanders Clements

In 2011, a handful of shaggy-headed teenagers were busking on Broadway in downtown Nashville when an overserved passerby (aren’t they all?) chirped, “Play that banjo faster, boy!” Guitarist William Reames thought that was a pretty good name for a band, and Boy Named Banjo was born.